HC Deb 20 March 2000 vol 346 cc391-2W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will issue guidelines identifying(a) the correct telephony equipment for use in railway freight yards and (b) suitable training courses for operatives. [114515]

Mr. Hill

There are no plans to issue guidelines identifying what communication equipment, including telephone equipment, should be used in railway freight yards.

The provision of communication equipment, including telephones, and the suitable training of staff in its use, is a matter for the train operating companies.